A Spark of Death: The First Professor Bradshaw Mystery

When University of Washington Professor Benjamin Bradshaw discovers the dead body of a despised colleague inside the Faraday cage of the electric machine, his carefully controlled world shatters.

A Spark of Death

With Seattle history and early electricity science subtlety woven into the storyline, this new mystery guides the reader through a murderous event tha..Show More »t changes Professor Bradshaw's life. Expertly read, the actor gives the professor a voice that enhances his character. I am anxiously looking forward to the next book in this new series.

Fatal Induction: A Professor Bradshaw Mystery, Book 2

The race to win an electrical competition incites Professor Benjamin Bradshaw’s obsession for invention in this sequel to A Spark of Death. The contest winner’s telephonic system will deliver music of the Seattle Grand Theater to homes throughout the city, and Bradshaw is confident he can win. But he is diverted by a peddler and a child gone missing, while the assassination of President McKinley drops Bradshaw and the entire nation into shock. When Bradshaw discovers that the peddler’s child may have witnessed a murder, he follows her trail....

A cerebral mystery

This mystery and its predecessor are great fun if you like historical fiction, unusual methods of murder/mayhem, and an intelligent hero. You'll figu..Show More »re out whodunit before the hero, but he's probably more naive than you are, and a scientist rather than a detective. I like the arcane vignettes into what it was like when electricity was still something of a novelty. There's just enough electrical theory to make it understandable without descending into technical jargon that bores rather than enlightens. The reader doesn't get in the way of the story. His accents are different enough you can discern the characters, but not so broad as to be difficult to understand.

Capacity for Murder: A Professor Bradshaw Mystery, Book 3

In the early years of the 20th century, restorative waters are a popular health draw for many. Healing Sands Sanitarium, northwest of Hoquiam, Washington, is located on the sandy edge of the Pacific Ocean and is famous for its restorative rest cure, fermented diets, and Dr. Hornsby’s electrotherapeutics. No one has ever died at Healing Sands - until now. When Benjamin Bradshaw, a professor at the University of Washington and a specialist in electricity, is summoned to investigate, he immediately knows that this death was no accident.

EXCELLENT HISTORICAL MURDER MYSTERIES!

Again Bernadette Pajer outdo herself. The story line was very interesting and the murderer was revealed at the end. Very well performed by Malcolm Hil..Show More »lgartner. I am glad that professor Bradshaw is finally coming to his senses about his love for Missouri. I hope their romance will be mentioned more in the next book.

The Edison Effect: Professor Bradshaw Mystery, Book 4

When Thomas Edison asks for information, most feel compelled to give it. Not University of Washington professor Benjamin Bradshaw. Not when the question concerns a device conceived in anger and harnessed for murder. Bradshaw hopes the mysterious invention remains lost in Elliott Bay, eluding the search of deep-sea divers.

EXCELLENT! WELL WRITTEN AND NARRATED.

I totally enjoyed this book. Professor Bradshaw is a good detective. He is skilled in his profession as a professor of engineering as well . I like th..Show More »e plot is intriguing and the pace was fast moving.i like how well Missouri understands him and still love him despite his misgivings and fears. Anyway I am glad that they finally make a decision. I hope there will be more books on this series..